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Terrain exaggeration (scale terrain) #50

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Function so vertical scale on terrain cn be set to 2, 3 5 etc so terrain 
heights are bigger. 

Requested by: Bero.

Supported by: marcin.archive

Original issue reported on code.google.com by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 12 Aug 2008 at 8:46

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 14 Aug 2008 at 12:15

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Would be a very useful addition to an already rich API :)

Original comment by jack-ll...@comcast.net on 18 Sep 2008 at 8:15

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Definitely needed for our work since we show mountainous terrain to 
firefighters. 
Thanks for elevating this!

Original comment by han...@gmail.com on 19 Sep 2008 at 2:21

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Hi, I agree this would be useful. I am building an application for ski resorts.

Cheers James

Original comment by cret...@gmail.com on 23 Sep 2008 at 7:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Very good idea to illustrate slope

Original comment by zetta...@gmail.com on 9 Oct 2008 at 5:13

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 5 Feb 2009 at 8:01

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Yes, this would be definitely great addition.
I'm developing Google Earth contents for marine sciences and would like to 
exaggerate
sea floor terrains.

Original comment by fujio...@nifty.com on 19 Feb 2009 at 11:29

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Yes please we are doing canal maps and the surrounding countryside tends to be 
flat 
so the more exageratrion we can add the less it looks like a tilted satellite 
photo.

Also just in general the Google Earth addin has a big wow factor over ordinary 
satellite views especialy when tilted, this is diminished if we can't show 
terrain 
well.

Original comment by johmarda...@gmail.com on 22 Mar 2009 at 11:57

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
This would be a great feature for sites that use the plugin to show mountainous 
terrain.  I use the api to show hiking routes on mountains that are less than 
1000 
meters.  More height exaggeration would make the viewing experience even more 
effective. I hope it gets added.

Original comment by justinfa...@hotmail.co.uk on 23 Mar 2009 at 8:59

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
would be great!

Original comment by leukvo...@gmail.com on 23 Apr 2009 at 8:50

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Again, would like to see this feature.

Original comment by gwwa...@googlemail.com on 11 May 2009 at 5:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I would also like to see this feature

Original comment by jwla...@gmail.com on 7 Jun 2009 at 3:50

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
It looks cooler in applications. Please add a function to the api for doing 
this!

Original comment by cale...@gmail.com on 24 Jul 2009 at 3:46

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
In the pipeline planning business terrain is very important. This would be an 
extremely useful feature.

Original comment by duncangj...@gmail.com on 28 Jul 2009 at 7:27

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Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 9 Aug 2009 at 12:57

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
It is difficult for me to see the value of this feature. You are requesting a 
feature to make GE
render something which is in contrast to reality. You would easily be able to 
workaround this
to achieve your goals, build you artificial (unreal high and steep) mountains 
in SkethcUp and
put them in a KMZ file and there you have what you want.

I would much better like to see KML support for locally terrain modifications. 
This will be
usefull where the default terrain model is insufficiently detailed. Parallel to 
ground overlays
are usefull for replacing default earth images, I would like to see terrain 
overlays (in KML) to
be usefull for replaicing default terrain model. I better request that feature 
in some KML
forum.

Original comment by j...@gavia.dk on 29 Sep 2009 at 9:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Sometimes reality needs a little contrast. Vertical scale exaggeration is 
frequently
useful in 'flat' terrain and is widely used in AEC and planning applications. 
Local
terrain modifications would be extremely useful as well.

Original comment by mfm...@sc.rr.com on 29 Sep 2009 at 10:40

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I promised to request my suggestion on KML support. I can now see that many 
others
than me are requesting exactly this in KML#115 :

http://code.google.com/p/kml-samples/issues/detail?id=115

Note also if KML#115  is solved, what you requets in this issue is just a 
"special
case" of a terrain overlay. I.e. you can achieve Terrain exaggeration if 
KML#115  
where solved. In other solving KML#115  will automatically what you want in
this issue by supplying your
own terrain.

Jarl

Original comment by j...@gavia.dk on 22 Jan 2010 at 9:55

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Definitely needed for several of my application! As this is present in Google 
Earth,
it should hopefully not be too difficult to implement. 

Note to @Jarl: This is not the same as KML#115 at all - in the present case we 
want
to just set a number to increase steepness of all height differences in the 
terrain
model present in Google Earth, in order to make it easier to see height 
differences.
That said, KML#115 would be great as well.

Original comment by jan.kocb...@gmail.com on 1 Mar 2010 at 11:40

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Now available in 5.2.0.5860 (API v1.004). Sample code and reference docs are 
coming.

Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 2 Apr 2010 at 10:43

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I'm not able to load 1.004 yet. But looking at the docs, I believe something 
like this 
should work:
ge.getOptions().setTerrainExaggeration(10);

Original comment by nelson.m...@gmail.com on 11 Apr 2010 at 9:17

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I can confirm that the following works, yes,

ge.getOptions().setTerrainExaggeration(terrainexag);

where terrainexag must be between 1 and 3. Unfortunately not possible to set to 
zero, 
but works well for other values.

I had to do a lot of checking before managing to update to 1.004 - in the end a 
reinstall of Google Earth did it for me.

Original comment by jan.kocb...@gmail.com on 11 Apr 2010 at 9:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Is there a way to Exaggerate or Scale the Terrain in the GE Plugin?  An options 
menu
similar to that found in the Live Traffic box would be great.

Thanks!

Original comment by robert.a...@gmail.com on 4 May 2010 at 3:39